I'm remixing an R.E.M. track called 'I've Been High' from their last album, 'Reveal.' It's a beautiful song, but record execs didn't put it out as a single because it didn't sound like the R.E.M. we're used to. So I asked Michael Stipe if I could have the tapes to do a remix, and he agreed.
“When I was playing I never wished I was doing anything else. I think being a professional athlete is the finest thing a man can do.”
“Half the pleasure of solitude comes from having with us some friend to whom we can say how sweet solitude is.”